Is Mise - To a company microfiche are useless unless they have lots of time and the money to pay someone to find something.

If someone has the database they can find any searchable term in seconds.

You provide a link to the Australian electoral rolls. Did you look down the bottom of the page it states.

"The roll is not available for sale in any format. Consistent with the restrictions that are in place for roll information provided under section 90B of the Act (section 91B contains offences on the commercial use of section 90B information with penalties of up to $170 000), the AEC discourages any inspection of the roll information that involves some commercial use of this information."

** That statement is contradicted by the SMH article. **

Unless it was not sold but given to them.

Sneaky little trick this gun is NOT FOR SALE but I will give it to you.

"The roll is not available for sale in any format. Consistent with the restrictions that are in place for roll information provided under section 90B of the Act (section 91B contains offences on the commercial use of section 90B information with penalties of up to $170 000), the AEC discourages any inspection of the roll information that involves some commercial use of this information."

Which is meaningless.

Wonder how long before the My Health database is sold or given to insurance companies or others?

What Government says and does are often different.